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IPPON Judo Club Junior Kyu Grade Requirements - Japanese terminology

Yellow	5th Kyu	Orange	4th Kyu	Green	3rd Kyu	Blue	2nd Kyu	Brown	1st Kyu
Japanase	English	Japanase	English	Japanase	English	Japanase	English	Japanase	English
DOJO	TRAINING HALL	KYU	STUDENT GRADE	KOKA	SCORE	TE	ARM	KUZUSHI	UNBALANCING
SENSEI	INSTRUCTOR	O	BIG	YUKO	SCORE	NE WAZA	GROUNDWORK	TSUKURI	FITTING OF THE BODIES
JUDOKA	JUDO PLAYER	GOSHI	HIP	WAZA ARI	SCORE	NAGE WAZA	STANDING TECHNIQUES	KAKE	THROWING ACTION
JUDOGI	JUDO SUIT	UKEMI	BREAKFALL	IPPON	SCORE	SHIDO	PENALTY	TAI SABAKI	TURN
MATTE	STOP	OSAE KOMI	HOLD ON	TORI	PERFORMER OF TECHNIQUE	ASHI	LEG/FOOT	KUMI KATA	GRIPS
REI	BOW	TOKETA	HOLD BROKEN	UKE	RECEIVER OF TECHNIQUE	DAN	INSTRUCTOR GRADE	HANSOKUMAKE	DISQUALIFICATION
HAJIME	START	TATAMI	JUDO MATS	YOKO	SIDE	OBI	BELT	GARI	REAPING

NUMBERS

Japanese	English
A
aka	red
anza	cross-legged s itting
ashi	foot or leg
ayumi ashi	normal walking
D
de	advance
do	way
dojo	practice hall for judo
domo arigato	thank you
E
eri	collar or lapel
G
gake	hooking action
gari	reaping action
gatame	hold or lock
goshi	hip or waist
guruma	wheel
H
hai	yes
hajime	begin
hane	springing action
hantei	referee call for judge's decision
hara	stomach
hidari	left
hiji	elbow
hiki-wake	a draw
hikite	pulling hand
hiza	knee
I
iie	no
ippon	full point
Do itashimashite	you're welcome
J
jigotai	defensive posture
jikan	referee call to stop the clock
judogi	judo practice uniform
judoka	judo student or player
juji	cross
ju-no-kata	forms of gentleness
K
kaeshi waza	counter techniques
kakari geiko	randori against multiple partners
kake	completion of throw
kansetsu waza	joint locking techniques
kata	shoulder
kiai	to yell or shout to gather inner strength
ko	minor or little
koka	minor score (less than a yuko)
komi	pull
koshi	hip
kubi	neck
kumikata	gripping methods
kuzure	modified hold
kuzushi	breaking the opponents balance
kyotsuke	attention
M
mata	groin
matte	stop
migi	right
momo	thigh
mune	chest

N
nage	throw
ne-waza	mat techniques
O
o	major or big
obi	judo belt
okuri	slide or send
osaekomi	hold down
R
randori	free practice
rei	bow
renraku waza	combinations
ritsurei	standing salutation
S
seiza	formal sitting position
sensei	judo instructor
shiai	contest
shiho	four corners
shiro	white
shizen hon tai	natural basic posture
shizentai	basic posture
sode	sleeve
sono mama	freeze
soto	outer, outside
sumi	corner
sute geiko	series of throws, throws in turns
sutemi	sacrifice
sutemi waza	sacrifice techniques
sumi-masen	excuse me
T
tachi waza	standing techniques
tai	body
tai sabaki	turning the body
tatami	mat
te	hand
tendoku renshu	shadow pracise
te waza	hand techniques
toketa	hold down broken
tokui waza	favorite technique
tori	attacker
tsugi ashi	walking by sliding one foot behind
tsukuri	entry into the throw
tsuri	lift
tsurite	lifting hand
U
uchi	inner, inside
uchikomi	repeated practice without throwing
ude	arm
uke	defender or person receiving the technique
ukemi	falling techniques
uki	floating
ushiro	rear
W
wakarimasu ka	do you understand
waki	armpit
waza	technique
waza ari	half point
waza ari awaseta ippon	two waza aris for the win
Y
yaku saku geiko	throws in movement
yoko	side
yubi	finger
yoshi	continue
yuko	a score less than a waza ari
yusei gachi	win by judge's decision
Z
zarei	kneeling salutation
NUMBERS
ichi	one (1)
ni	two (2)
san	three (3)
shi	four (4)
go	five (5)
roku	six (6)
shichi	seven (7)
hachi	eight (8)
kyuu	nine (9)
juu	ten (10)

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